The unquestioned hero of HEROES right now is consulting producer Bryan Fuller, who wrote this week’s episode, “Acceptance.” Fuller’s superpower appears to be the ability to grasp these characters and express what makes them great. He has a particular faculty for Noah/H.R.G. and Claire. Fuller wrote the legendary “Company Man” episode back in season one, which crystallized the previously mysterious H.R.G. and arguably made HEROES the breakout hit it (briefly) became. Fuller also deftly emphasizes the camaraderie of Hiro and Ando, making the pair believable buddies. In fact, I think Fuller has a firmer grip on these characters than even creator Tim Kring. (Fuller has imagination to spare: He also created WONDERFALLS and was an executive producer on PUSHING DAISIES.) I never like Tracy except in the stories Fuller has written (see “Cold Snap”). And he also delivered us from the ill-advised Sylar-in-Nathan-form plotline. Does this mean fans will not get to see Adrian Pasdar die in a season finale for once?

This week, I was initially on the fence as to whether I would even watch HEROES. The episode took a little time to build steam, so I was seriously considering abandoning it in favor of the Packers/Vikings football game. But then, something clicked — right around the time Noah and Claire were sharing bowls of cereal and discussing the possible application of bag-and-tag skills to selling lumber. That did it; I was roped back in. H.R.G. may be an ultracompetent field agent, but he’s an all-too-human fish-out-of-water (er…so to speak) on the home front. I don’t want to minimize the contributions of Jack Coleman here; when Noah told Peter that he just didn’t have it in him to get tangled up in another adventure, I really believed him. Coleman meshes especially well with Hayden Panettiere, and H.R.G.’s scenes with his “Claire Bear” always feel like the most realistic relationship on the show (followed by Hiro/Ando). But Fuller is not merely the master of human scenes; he also excels at thinking through the implications of superpowers. Just because Hiro can travel back in time does not mean he can save a man from himself, as Hiro’s funny/sad encounters with the hapless, hopeless Tadashi proved. I hope HEROES does not let Fuller escape.

The pilots of Dead Like Me and Wonderfalls warrant an old-fashioned, English class compare-and-contrast. Both were created by Bryan Fuller, who has a clearly defined style and a cult following. Despite being a consulting producer on the awesome first season of Heroes, Fuller seems to have earned a reputation as the creator of brilliant but cancelled shows.

Each of these two shows could be called a “genre” show. Or as an acquaintance of mine put it, “the kind of show that people who go to ComicCon like.” Their premises required a strong suspension of disbelief, which probably would have been strained over the course of three, four, five seasons. (Just look at Heroes. How many times is the world going to need saving, for Christ’s sake?)

Dead Like Me and Wonderfalls both feature young, smart, misanthropic, take-no-shit, female protagonists with male-sounding names. By the ends of their respective pilots, both George of D.L.M. and Jaye of Wonderfalls have acquired super powers. Okay, powers. Neither of them understands why she was chosen to wield these dubious abilities.

Jaye is given assignments by inanimate animals come-to-life. George is tasked with helping souls leave the bodies people who die in grisly accidents. Both start off “refusing the call,” a step in the hero’s journey, but find that acceptance is not optional. Each has the Gen-Y apathetic thing down pat. The pilots find Jaye using her degree from Brown to work an hourly retail job, and George, a college drop-out, grudgingly accepting a job at a temp agency.

Both shows introduce casts of relative unknowns, with the exception being Mandy Patinkin in D.L.M. The supporting characters are all pretty flawed, but you might say the ones on Wonderfalls have more redeeming qualities. Those on D.L.M., being dead, have no incentive to overcome their narcissism, substance abuse issues, or general assholery. (Not that they’re not likeable.) Even George’s parents, still alive, are jerks. This is a good place to mention that each protagonist is completely misunderstood by her upper middle-class parents.

Each show opens with a legend; the Maid of the Mist and the frog that unleashed death. Both skirt religion despite having supernatural themes. (George mentions god in the legend, but specifies that it’s with a lower case “g.”) Both shows achieve, somehow, a moral middle ground. We end each pilot wondering whether the transferring of souls or the obedience to talking chotzkies is good or bad. There are no villains, and our heroes aren’t particularly heroic. Things just are as they are. Destiny. Maybe that is why these shows didn’t generate sufficient viewer interest. People like black and white.

Both shows have a “look” that I don’t know enough about television technology to explain properly. Something about the lighting and camera work reminds you that you’re not dealing with Desperate Housewives.

Now for a few differences. D.L.M. uses a New Kid on the Block approach, where the world of the show (death) already exists, and the character is introduced to it along with the audience. Since the character is clueless, everything can be explained without making the script feel too heavy with exposition. Wonderfalls jumps right in. Something changes in the life of the protagonist on this particular day, and we don’t know why it happens when it does. We don’t understand what is happening any more than she does. You have to stick with Wonderfalls for a while to figure it out, a quality I personally enjoy in a show.

D.L.M. had the advantage of being on cable. You just know both of these protagonists have potty mouths, but only George gets the satisfaction of throwing the “f” word around. And it’s so damn dark. The pilot finds George having to reap a kindergardener. A kindergardener. Yet, amidst all the death—the body count is at least 5 in this one episode—the pilot ends on a hopeful note. In death, George may find a way to make peace with her family and her identity.

Memorable quote: “I excel at not giving a shit.” – George

Uma notícia que me deixou feliz foi a de que Bryan Fuller e Bryan Singer estão se juntando pra fazer uma série pra NBC. O show vai ser baseado num livro chamado Sellevision, que aborda os bastidores de um canal de televendas.

Se o livro é bom, eu não sei, mas tenho motivos pra acreditar na parceria.

Bryan Singer: fez um dos suspenses mais fuderosos da década de 90 chamado Os Suspeitos, deu dignidade aos heróis da Marvel no cinema com X-Men e fez Superman Returns (sim, Gabriel, eu acho o filme bom).

Bryan Fuller: Fez a primeira temporada de Heroes, a única que é boa o suficiente pra se pensar em comprar e realizou uma coisa bonita chamada Pushing Daises.

Acho que pode vir coisa boa por aí.

Bryan Fuller, creator/producer of top-notch now-defunct series Pushing Daisies, Dead Like Me and Wonderfalls, will be teaming with Bryan Singer (director of X-Men and Usual Suspects, and exec producer of FOX series House) to adapt the Augusten Burroughs novel “Sellevision,” whose previous memoir “Running With Scissors” was turned into a feature helmed by Glee and Nip/Tuck creator Ryan Murphy and starred Alec Baldwin.

The hourlong comedy-drama for NBC will revolve around the inner workings at a fictional home shopping channel. Being a world rich with great metaphors of consumerism, buying happiness and chasing material things, Fuller stresses the show won’t satirize the home-shopping genre itself but instead will be a more grounded take on that sphere through the eyes of one player in it.

Fuller also has a second script — his first stab at a half-hour comedy — in the works at the Peacock. No Kill is a workplace laffer set inside a no-kill animal shelter. Fuller, a self-described “animal lover,” believes that there is humor in people who identify more with animals than other humans, and that his show will be a comedy about “becoming human.”

In between these two scripts, Fuller is still working on a comicbook adaptation of his late ABC series Pushing Daisies, and remains hopeful that the 12 issues of the comicbook will eventually serve as a blueprint for a Pushing Daisies movie.

Today’s post is from Cynthia at Harrington Library:

Pushing Daisies  starring Lee Pace, Anna Friel, Kristin Chenoweth, and Chi McBride

Pushing Daisies is the most original television show in a long time.  The eye popping color of the fantasy world of the denizens of The Pie Hole along with the excellent casting and writing of the show and complimented by Jim Dale’s narration create a unique world you will enjoy visiting. The premise of this black comedy is that Ned (Lee Pace), a gifted baker, who runs The Pie Hole also has another unusual gift, with a touch, he can bring the dead back to life. Ned’s problem? His gift does not come with a rule book and he has learned the limits of his gift by heartbreaking experience. Ned has been supplementing his income from The Pie Hole by helping Emerson Cod (Chi McBride) a private investigator solve murders. Ned’s life becomes hopelessly complicated when one of Emerson’s murder victims turns out to be Charlotte “Chuck” Church (Anna Friel). Chuck is Ned’s childhood sweetheart and when he brings her back to life he knows that to keep her alive he must never touch her again. Ned’s need to sacrifice his love to keep Chuck alive is the underlying force behind the series.

Curl up with a piece of pie and give this Emmy award winning comedy series a try.

Comedies usually get the short stick when it comes to accolades, so as the funny shows are my go-to drug of choice I must give props to a few gems that have wonderful opening title sequences.

Top of the list is dearly departed Arrested Development. As the years go by it ticks higher and higher on many a list of greatest comedic series in television history, and rightly so. Even upon watching episodes for the dozenth time, the well-executed deliveries still make me laugh until it hurts and with the multi-layered writing and rapid-fire dialogue I’m continually catching new jokes. The opening credits are as fast-paced, blink-and-you’ll-miss-it amusing as every episode.

And speaking of departed, Dead Like Me was a fantastic short-lived series on Showtime from the mind of Bryan Fuller, creator of another fantastic short-lived series ABC’s Pushing Daisies (I wonder if he’s ever thought of shying away from the death-themed shows, seems almost a self-fulfilling prophecy at this point), where a young girl finds her untimely demise to be just the beginning of her life as she takes on the role of grim reaper, with a catch - she must continue to “live” in the world of the living, even holding down a temp job in order to pay for food and rent. The tongue-in-cheek premise is represented in its opening titles with a montage of death walking, working and riding the bus amongst us.

The opening for Weeds has an interesting history. In its first three years it had a full-length title sequence featuring theme song “Little Houses” and images that poke fun at how the cookie-cutter suburban life can be mind-numbingly repetitive.

As the show’s main character Nancy Botwin evolved away from subdivisions and soccer games, so has the title sequence. Nearing the end of its fifth season, each show has opened with a brief animated title card for the last two years, unaccompanied by music and only minor sound effects, the image pertains to something found within that particular episode.

Pushing Daisies Season 2 is much more mature, funnier and has more of an interesting plotline.

A lot of the humour comes from Olive and Emmerson this season. We see a lot of the Chuck/Ned relationship and how that’s impacted.

Also, Aunt Vivian gets a love interest this season, and Aunt Lily’s big secret makes its way to Chuck.

In terms of character growth, Emmerson and Chuck have a lot more this season, and have a bigger role to play in the storyline. I loved their dialougues which are just a delight to hear because the show is very smart, as well as funny.

The ending was a bit a of a cop-out because it did sadly, get cancelled, but I wish they could have gone another few seasons with this delightful show.

All in all, really enjoyed it and its well worth watching this delightful and refreshing take on death, mystery and life.

5 out of 5 stars.

Pushing Daisies – Complete Season 2 [DVD] [2008]

“The Grieving Season Continues: Mourning the Loss of Last Season’s Sci-Fi Shows Cut Down Before Their Time.”

Following in the vein of my last column that summer is the season for grieving over lost science-fiction characters, I now want to honor and recognize the sci-fi television shows that were brutally cut off at the knees last year.

While the death of a favorite character is hard enough to bear, it is even more devastating when a whole show is killed off. In fact, my heart still grievously aches over this past season’s savage cancellation of so many brilliant sci-fi shows.

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In the summer of 2007, I saw commercials on ABC promoting a show called Pushing Daisies. It seemed good, but trying too hard to be original. It never really occupied a place in my mind. Then, as the fall season arrived, more commercials for this show were aired, except, this time they featured blurbs from critics and respected magazines praising it for its originality and charm. Because of that, I decided to give it a chance. And so on October 23, 2007, at 7 PM central time, I sat down to watch a quirky show about a pie maker that brought back the dead with one touch. And by 8 PM, I was in love.

In a television world filled with reality shows and crime dramas, it was nice to see something original and quirky. Pushing Daisies is indeed about a pie maker that could bring people back from the dead, but it is also a crime show. He is partner to Emerson Cod, a private investigator, and he uses his power to bring murderers to justice. Then there’s Olive Snook, the sweet and beautiful employee of Ned the pie maker, who has feeling for him. On the first episode, we learn about his childhood friend, Charlotte “Chuck” Charles, and what led to them falling in love and being torn apart. In that same episode, they are reunited, but now she is dead. Because of his love, Ned brings her  back, breaking his power’s law that say that he can only bring people back for 60 seconds. Now he must keep her hidden from her family, who think she is dead. This episode builds the path to one of the all-time greatest television love stories.

Sadly, in 2007 only 9 episodes were aired to the Writers Guild of America strike. The show had moderate success, it had been picked up for an entire season, but it was decided that the show would not come back until the fall. That killed the show. People seemed to have forgotten about it. Not even the rave reviews and Emmy nominations could save it. Only the most loyal fans returned. It didn’t help that ABC did not advertise it. By December of 2008, 10 episodes of the second season had aired, but it was cancelled. Because of this, creator Bryan Fuller and co. had to find a clever way to wrap up the show. Those episodes, however were not to see the light of day until June of 2009 to little fanfare from ABC’s part.

Pushing Daisies was creative show, filled with great performances and charm. Not many new shows have this. Every part was perfectly cast, the writing was amazing, the sets were great, and the visual effects were effective. It introduced the world to the talents of Lee Pace and Anna Friel, it gave character actor Chi McBride a chance to shine, and it introduced the multi-talented Christen Chenoweth to a brand new audience.

Pushing Daisies now joins  Arrested Development and Firefly in the group of television show who were taken off the air too soon, but will live in the minds of people for longer than some that last for years. This show will forever live in my heart as proof that network television can have artful, original, charming, and heartwarming programs, and not only shows about murderers or talent competitions.

Pushing Daisies is now available on Blu-ray and DVD

Mucho se está especulando de “Héroes” en la actualidad sobre todo por las imágenes que van apareciendo del rodaje de la cuarta temporada, sin embargo hoy os traigo la incorporación confirmada de otro personaje femenino.

Ella es Dawn Olivieri, que interpretará a Lydia en el volumen 5 de la serie.

Además ya se ha conocido cual será la trama que le han dado a la actriz, y parece que su personaje es uno de los grandes destacados del “Carnival” o como se llama oficialmente en la serie “Sullivan Brother Carnival” que sabemos que llegará a la vida de los protagonistas. Es un grupo de feriantes pero formado por personas que poseen habilidades especiales. La cuestión es que se van escogiendo algo que empezará a cambiar muy pronto.

Lydia será la chica tatuaje, que forma parte del Carnival desde hace mucho años. Sus poderes son empáticos, es capaz de sentir las imágenes en su propio cuerpo y obtener información acerca de ellas. Un poder muy valioso para Samuel (Robert Knepper) que la usa para buscar a personas con poderes.

A parte de la información sobre el nuevo personaje todos sabemos que Bryan Fuller ha abandonado la serie (otra vez) para embarcarse en otros proyectos aunque su huella (como guionista) al menos estará hasta el episodio 4 de la quinta temporada, y es que seguirá vinculado a “Héroes” aunque como productor.

El título del mismo episodio, el cuatro, lleva el título de “Ink” que significa tinta. Lo cual es bastante revelador, ya que nadie puede dudar que el capítulo estará centrado en la recién llegada a la serie, y que promete ser un personaje muy significativo. ¿Veremos la evolución del personaje o desaparecerá con otros queridos como Elle o Daphne?

Recently more and more shows are continuing in comic book form, creating a link between comics and television that fans of both genres, like this TV enthusiast, no doubt enjoy.  Comic books allow television writers and producers to go places budgets would never allow them to go on the small screen, much to the delight of fans.  Despite being an Angel fan, I have to admit that I have not yet read the canon series of comics, but for those who have there’s Saturday, July 25th’s panel Angel on the Rise.  The panel will reveal the new monthly Angel writer and give fans a chance to ask Juliet Landau (Drusilla), and writers Brian Lynch and Peter David about what’s next for one of our favourite vampires with a soul (10:00-11:00, Room 7AB).

For fans of spy comedy Chuck, its appearance at Comic-Con this year is a triumph.  This May, as the networks announced their fall schedules, Chuck was very much a bubble show and it looked like it might become a casualty of NBC’s decision to replace the ten o’clock hour of primetime with five nights of Jay Leno.  Fans put together a smart campaign to buy a five-dollar subway sandwich on Monday to show Subway, the show’s major sponsor, Chuck could be profitable and NBC got the message, renewing the show for thirteen episodes.  The Comic-Con Chuck panel includes a Q&A with co-creators Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak, along with cast members Zachary Levi, Adam Baldwin, and Yvonne Strahovski, and a highlight reel (10:00-11:00, Ballroom 20).

I wouldn’t have any interest in the Desperate Housewives meets Charmed new show Eastwick if it weren’t for its male stars, Matt Dallas (Kyle XY) and Canadian Paul Gross (Due South).  So yes, it may be shallow but I’ll be giving the pilot a try to see Gross back on television.  If you’re at Comic-Con you can see the pilot ahead of the masses by attending this panel, where series stars Rebecca Romijn (X-men), Lindsay Price (Lipstick Jungle), Jaime Ray Newman (Veronica Mars) and yes, Paul Gross will answer audience questions after the screening alongside executive producers David Nutter and Maggie Friedman (10:15-11:15, Room 6A).

If you know the answer to the question “who lives in a pineapple under the sea?” you might be interested in Nickelodeon’s panel Ten Years of Spongebob Squarepants!  The panel features a live table read of a classic episode with the entire voice cast, including Spongebob himself Tom Kenny, a Q&A with the cast and crew, and an airing of the upcoming episode “Greasy Buffoons.” (10:30-11:30, Room 6DE).

Curious about what’s in store for the new, and final, season of Lost?  Attend the Lost: The Final Season Begins panel and have your questions answered by co-creator/executive producer Damon Lindelof and executive producer Carlton Cuse in the show’s final Comic-Con appearance (11:00-12:00, Hall H).

Fans of Fox cartoons won’t want to miss events featuring Family Guy, The Cleveland Show!, the recently resurrected Futurama, and The Simpsons. First Seth McFarlane offers a sneak peek at the Empire Strikes Back parody and discussion of what goes on behind-the-scenes of Family Guy. Next up is a preview of Family Guy spinoff The Cleveland Show! with its creators and voice cast members.  Have a laugh as, according to the Comic-Con website “a top-ranking FOX executive decides live, on stage, whether Futurama will make yet another triumphant return or whether it is gone forever!”  Before joining a panel including creator Matt Groening and showrunner Al Jean for a look at the record-breaking new 21st season of The Simpsons.  The afternoon of laughs takes place in Ballroom 20 (11:15-2:30).

However, if you prefer your comedies a little more musical, you probably watched and loved the preview of Fox’s new series Glee.  The series includes broadway talents Lea Michele (“Spring Awakening”) and Matthew Morrison (“The Light in the Piazza”) and each episode is peppered with catchy songs, like the pilot’s unforgettable version of Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing”.  Realistically I’m not sure how long this show will be able to run before storylines begin to repeat, if it manages to find and hold an audience to begin with.  All the same I loved the pilot and I’m praying that the rest of the season measures up come fall.  Those who attend the panel will be able to judge for themselves as a never-before-broadcast episode is aired, with discussion from Michele, Morrison, and Cory Monteith to follow. (1:30-3:00, Indigo Ballroom).

Or if you’d prefer to stick to science-fiction, there’s a panel for the new Syfy show Warehouse 13 with stars Eddie McClintock, Joanne Kelly, Saul Rubinek, and Allison Scagliotti (2:15-3:15, Room 6A).  If you missed it on Wednesday’s special preview night, there’s another screening of ABC’s midseason show V, featuring a Q&A with stars Elizabeth Mitchell (Lost), Morena Baccarin (Serenity), Joel Gretsch (The 4400), Morris Chestnut (The Cave), and Scott Wolf (Go), along with the show’s executive producers. (2:45-3:15, Ballroom 20).  Between the roller-coaster third season, the departure of a number of the show’s writing staff (including Bryan Fuller), and the rumours of Claire’s lesbian college hookup I’m not sure how much faith I have left in Heroes.  If you’re still willing to give it a chance though, creator Tim Kring will be on hand to answer fan questions and premiere a trailer for Volume 5: Redemption.  The Comic-Con schedule notes that the Q&A will be with Kring and “some of the cast” but doesn’t name names so you’ll just have to see who shows up (3:15-4:15, Indigo Ballroom).

We Control The Vertical: Writing and Producing for Television offers a change of scenery as some of television’s writers and show runners”discuss the writing and production of your favorite television shows, past and present, and share amusing anecdotes from the television trenches.” (4:00-5:00, Room 8 )  Yet I suspect many TV enthusiasts will opt out in order to take in the Fringe panel.  After last season’s buzzed about reveal, I’m sure several fans will be lining up up hear what executive producers Jeff Pinkner and J.H. Wyman have to say.  Stars Joshua Jackson, John Noble, and Anna Torv are also scheduled to appear. (4:00-5:00, Ballroom 20).

If you missed the Wednesday pilot screenings for Human Target and The Vampire Diaries, here’s your chance to see what you missed.  I imagine the best part of the Human Target panel will be the presence of its stars, Mark Valley (Fringe), Chi McBride (Pushing Daisies), and Jackie Earle Haley (Watchmen).  Fans of the original DC Comics series take note; Len Wein, co-creator of the Human Target will also be answering questions at the panel (4:45-5:55, Room 6BCF).

It’s a battle of the vampire shows as HBO’s True Blood and CW’s The Vampire Diaries are scheduled opposite one another… at least at Comic-Con.  The smart money is on True Blood, which just attracted a series high 3.9 million viewers last Sunday, to take a bite out of the competition (5:15-6:15, Ballroom 20).  The likely younger skewing The Vampire Diaries, also based on a series of novels might be able to draw an audience with its teen love story of a good and evil vampire brother at war for the soul of a human girl.  Series stars Ian Somerhalder (Lost), Paul Wesley (Killer Movie), and Nina Dobrev (Degrassi: The Next Generation) will be joined by executive producers and writers for a pilot screening and Q&A. (5:55-7:00, Room 6BCF).

Once you’ve had your share of vampires for the night, there’s a Mythbusters Q&A and sneak peek with series stars Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman.  The Discovery channel show, about determining the truth behind urban myths through science, will also debut footage from upcoming episodes (7:15-8:15, Room 6BCF).  Or a panel on Showtime’s Weeds, about a suburban mother who begins to sell marijuana after the death of her husband leaves her with financial woes.  The panel will include a Q&A with creator/executive producer Jenji Kohan and some cast members (8:00-9:00, Indigo Ballroom).

The real attraction of the night, However, is the screening of Torchwood: Children of Earth episodes and the Doctor Who special “Planet of the Dead”.  To be perfectly honest, I caught this Doctor Who special over Easter will in Ireland and I was utterly unimpressed.  It’s not something I have an urge to watch again, but with David Tennant soon to depart the role I’m trying to enjoy every last minute of his screentime as the Doctor.  This special finds the Doctor teaming up with Lady Christina, played by Bionic Woman’s Michelle Ryan, an enigmatic jewel thief.   Together they must restore a double decker bus to Earth after it lands them, and a series of passengers, on a sand planet, without the TARDIS, while an enemy approaches.

I’m considerably more interested in Torchwood’s shortened season, although I admit that this is partially my curiosity about how North American fans will react to the darker third season.  Children of Earth has already aired in the UK and me being the person I am, I have naturally been spoiled for it.  Perhaps the only thing more intriguing than these screenings is what sort of response creator Russell T. Davies will receive during Sunday’s panel from fans.  The screenings run from 7:30-10:00 in room 6DE.

Coming up: Comic-Con for the TV enthusiast schedule for Sunday.

Comic-Con International takes place at the San Diego Convention Center July 23rd-26th.  Full schedules of events and panel descriptions can be found here.

Hulu is a funny thing. As a person who loves a good ongoing story (read: loves the conceit of TV shows) but does not in fact own a TV, I am quite happy that it, and others like it, exist. And with such success no less.

So much success in fact that it has managed, almost single-handedly, to revive a little show like Dead Like Me that was cancelled due to low ratings in 2004. Almost everyone I know seems to have become spontaneously aware of the show’s existence and have been raving about it, both online and off, ever since its inclusion to the Hulu catalog. So I am left with one question to ask.

Hulu – where were you 5 years ago?

For those who haven’t yet seen it the show, created by one of my favs Mr. Bryan Fuller,  is a brilliantly funny and sarcastic look at death and the trails of office work. Both at the same time. And all through the eyes of a recently deceased 20-something grim reaper. Now I ask you. If that doesn’t sound like pure genius, than what does? The opener has always held a soft spot in my heart, finding a perfect balance point that the shows unique humor is constantly teetering on. The music, for those curious, was composed by Stewart Copeland (aka drummer/percussionist for The Police). Who knew?

So NBC’s Heroes is having some serious issues…  Sure I get that it is the most watched show on NBC for the 18 to 40 age bracket (or however the hell that works) but really… what the hell?

The writing consultant  / idea guru (whatever his title is) Bryan Fuller, who was around for the awesomeness that was known as Season One has left again….  NBC brought this guy back at the end of Season Three after Dweedle Dee and Dumbshit Two were fired… The guy was supposed to come in and fix the show…  Instead he made it all kinda wonky…  It was almost like it was too little too late…

And now Fuller has left AGAIN to pursue other enterprises!
Personally, I think the guy can sense a sinking ship and is getting the hell outta Dodge before the whole thing goes under… Being such a creative guy, I”m sure he’ll always be able to grab a job somewhere… but really…

I mean, really people, having a good show isn’t that hard.
Listen to your fans…  Watch the show from your audiences perspective.  Take yourself out of your Hollywood positions and actually LOOK at your work.

Do you guys even pay attention to your own story lines?  Really?  I mean, do the writers just sit around a table and write their own individual story, not even bothering to make sure it goes with their companions’ work?

*SPOILER ALERT*

Like at the end of Season Three / Volume Four… wen Sylar kicks the crap out of the Petrelli Bros…  okay sure, we don’t get to see any form of cool fight scene, because the show is about the PEOPLE and not the typical superhero stuff (which is CRAP by the way) but okay Sylar flies off with Nathan Petrelli, gets into a room and slices the dude’s neck open.  Oh no!  A main character is dead!  Dun dun dun!
Exit villain stage left, other characters show up and mourn the loss of the dead superhero… namely Mrs. Petrelli the dead guys mom, and Noah Bennett (Mr. Horn-rimmed Glasses, the indestructible cheerleaders adoptive father)…  They mourn the loss of Nathan and come up with a scheme to trick everyone that he is still alive, and at the same time defeat/get rid of Sylar the villain….

Does anyone see the BIGGEST issue here?

Noah Bennett the character standing RIGHT THERE, has been brought back from the dead AFTER BEING SHOT IN THE FACE THROUGH HIS EYE WITH A FREAKING HANDGUN!!!!!

Does NOBODY remember this?!?!

All it took for his speedy recovery from death was an IV drip of his indestructible cheerleader daughter’s blood…
Sure a cheap-ass way to have main characters come back from the dead if they find it convenient to the damn storyline, but OH NO we suddenly forget this now that it’s a different character?  If the dude was reduced to a pile of ash or something, it THEN would at least make sense!

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Okay, as far as first blogs go, I think that went very well.  Enough of my ranting for now.

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Until next time… Take care of yourselves out there!

Source: AICN

I think at this point my hatred for Heroes is not only known, but justified. After being given a pass for the storytelling black hole that was the second season, and grasping at straws of greatness last year, I’m not only excited but invigorated to know that Bryan Fuller (Wonderfalls, Pushing Daisies) has now left Heroes as consulting producer, the same position he held in season one. “Development was really starting to heat up, And it appears like I may be writing multiple pilots for NBC so that wasn’t leaving a ton of room for ‘Heroes,’ unfortunately,” Fuller tells AICN exclusively. “We crafted some really great arcs for the season that I’m excited to see come to fruition. I love that cast dearly and am sad to go, but the plate — she was over-flowing.”

Um, yay! Bryan Fuller is one of the most creative writers working in television right now and what the world needs are more Fuller-led television shows. This guy doesn’t need to be in the background on anything. In a perfect world, NBC would have simply handed Fuller the reigns to Heroes and booted Tim Kring. Can you imagine what Fuller would have done with this universe? Fuller is under contract with NBC Universal for another year and a half, and has been preparing new series pitches since he left Warner Brothers. He’s also expressed an ambition to eventually create, or help create, a new Paramount TV series set in J.J. Abrams’ new Star Trek universe.

You know how Heroes was amazing during the 1st season, then went down the tubes during season 2. By the end of season 3, things were starting to get back on track.

The common denominator here is writer-producer Bryan Fuller. After coming back to the show late last season, it has now been  reported that he is leaving again the NBC series Heroes.

Fuller had a vital role on the writing team of season 1, however he left to run his new show “Pushing Daisies”.

After ABC cancelled Pushing Daisies, Fuller came back to Heroes late during the 3rd season. Fans were hoping he could bring back the Heroes they knew and loved during the first season.

But now, it looks like it won’t happen. Fuller leaves Heroes once again.

It is reported that he is working on a new project. NBC has yet to make an official statement.